Fires in Greece

Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds of smoke over the Ionian Sea and southward to the Mediterranean in late August 2007. A line of fires stretches along the western coast of Greece’s Peloponnesus Peninsula. To the northeast, a large fire is casting a plume of smoke over Athens.

Land Fires

Deadly Fires in Greece

Deadly wildfires in southern Greece wafted thick clouds of smoke over the Mediterranean Sea in late August 2007.

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires

Smoke over the Sea of Okhotsk

Dust and Haze

Fires in Southern Europe

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires

Smoke from Fires in Canada

Gray-brown smoke drifts north over the Canadian Arctic and the Beaufort Sea in this true-color image from June 28, 2010.

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Fires and Smoke in North Korea

This true color image taken on April 13, 2011, shows several smoky fires burning throughout North Korea.

Atmosphere Land Fires

Fires in Greece

Thick smoke poured from a large fire burning outside Athens, Greece, when this image was taken on August 22, 2009.

Image of the Day Land Fires

Fires in Southern Europe

Fires